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California Farm Water Coalition Warns Domestic Food Supply In Peril with State Cutting Water

May 25, 2022 11:08 amMay 25, 2022 11:09 am

The California Farm Water Coalition issued a dire statement Tuesday warning that California’s agriculture industry and food supply is in peril because of restricted agriculture water supplies. “Today’s State Water Board emergency water conservation regulation continues to demonstrate how serious...

The Abundance Choice, Part 6: Biased, Hostile Media

May 24, 2022 2:45 amMay 25, 2022 8:18 am

You can say this for Michael Hiltzik, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the Los Angeles Times, he doesn’t conceal his biases. When we talked back in late November 2021, his skepticism towards our initiative felt overt. And while that may have...

California Williamson Act Bills

April 18, 2022 3:33 pmApril 18, 2022 4:37 pm

In the California Government Code, Title 5 (Local Agencies), Division 1 (Cities and Counties), Part 1 (Powers and Duties Common to Cities and Counties), Chapter 7 (Agricultural Land), there is the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, commonly known as...

Congressional Western Caucus Meeting with California Community Leaders

June 3, 2021 2:02 amJune 2, 2021 7:46 pm

President Ronald Reagan once said of his beloved ranch, “Riding on one of the tree-lined trails, or gazing up at the western skies, well, there’s no better way I know of to sort out a problem.” As Members of Congress...

2020 General Election Preview: 22nd Congressional District

October 28, 2020 7:01 amOctober 28, 2020 6:34 am

The 22nd Congressional District sits squashed in the San Joaquin Valley, sitting in both Fresno County and Tulare County. Part of the city of Fresno is in the district, as is Visalia and Turlock. Almost evenly Hispanic and white, the...

2020 General Election Preview: 21st Congressional District

October 16, 2020 6:35 amOctober 17, 2020 1:29 pm

The 21st Congressional District stretches from southern Fresno all the way to northern Bakersfield and sort of encompasses the San Joaquin Valley in between. The districting here has made the 21st among the more unique of the Congressional districts in...

New Farm Bill Would Extend Benefits and Coronavirus Protections for Farmworkers

April 11, 2020 8:44 amApril 12, 2020 9:19 am

A bill in the Assembly proposes to grant additional benefits and COVID-19 coronavirus protections for farmworkers across California. Under an amended Assembly Bill 2915, authored by Assemblyman Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) farmworkers will have mandatory paid sick leave days increased from...